Question

    Directions (Q.126 - 130): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark "No Error" as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

    1) Losing a charismatic tiger 2) in its prime

    of a hit-and-run accident 3) is an irony, given that it is one 4) of the most protected species. 5) No error;
    A 1 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 4 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E 5 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Replace ‘of’ with ‘to’. ‘Losing to’ is an idiom meaning to yielded or give up in defeat. Losing a charismatic tiger in its prime to a hit-and-run accident is an irony, given that it is one of the most protected species.

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